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13-letter words containing l, a, r, s, e, n

  • robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
  • roman letters — a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  • rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
  • royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
  • rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • rusine antler — an antler resembling that of the sambar.
  • russian olive — oleaster.
  • sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • saint-laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
  • salary earner — someone who earns a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work
  • sales manager — leader of a sales team
  • sales revenue — the gross income for a business derived from sales of its products or services
  • salmon ladder — a series of steps in a river designed to enable salmon to bypass a dam and move upstream to their breeding grounds
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
  • sanitary belt — a narrow belt, usually of elastic, for holding a sanitary napkin in place.
  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • scene-stealer — a performer in a play, motion picture, etc., who by charm, talent, or artifice, draws most of the audience's attention, often away from the leading performers.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
  • self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
  • self-starting — starter (def 3).
  • self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
  • seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serialization — to publish in serial form.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • silent barter — dumb barter.
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